A Tool of the Five Major Forms of Non-Formal Learning
An overview of non-formal leader development.
Malcolm Webber
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Be one. Build many.
Malcolm Webber
What an Illiterate Foster Kid Taught Me About Love
It is so easy to clean up the exterior and disciple people in a way that comes naturally to us, but the true Gospel, the one Christ hung on the cross for, is one that demands an inner wrenching of the soul and a deep commitment to His people. Sarah shares a moving experience when she learned much from a disciple she was seeking to [...]
Sarah Webber
Is Competition Wrong?
Competition may be a healthy motivator in many areas of our lives, but what if it becomes selfish ambition? Tom shares thoughts on how to keep our competitive spirit in check by remembering and obeying God’s directives about personal humility.
Tom Roy
Burst Podcast Season 2: Principle #12 – Part 3
Join Brent as he breaks down the 18 Principles of Healthy Leader Development in Season 2.
Brent
4 Strategies to Connect with Others
Ever feel like someone is not paying attention to you when they are not looking at you? How about when you are talking and they are tapping on a screen? What does that body language say when someone is trying to communicate with you? God has put you into other people’s lives on purpose. How can we as Christian leaders be a better [...]
Brittney Moses
Finding a Critical Friend
Leaders need people they can trust to give them honest feedback, however uncomfortable. Without such people, leaders will not see their blind spots. They will lose their humility. Their growth will be stunted.
Elaine Vitikainen
Building Healthy Leaders, Part 5 – The 5Cs, Session 1 – Video
The fifth part of our training for building healthy leaders, led by Robert Walter.
Robert Walter
Today’s Challenge to Christian Teachers
The goal of teaching someone to climb mountains is more than teaching mechanics of climbing. The teacher equips the student with all the nuances of safety and planning as well as appreciation of the splendor at the top. God empowers all believers to serve with their gifts and not just to listen to teaching. Teachers must help keep the [...]
George Patterson
Designers of Leader Development and Users of Design
Instead of trying to create a single curriculum for everyone to use, we should nurture leaders’ capacity to design their own leader development. Some will emerge as specialist designers for complex design, while everyone will be able to do simple design.
Malcolm Webber
4 Ways Leaders Lead the Way
Leaders, our job is to lead people into God’s great adventure … and it will require risk and sacrifice.
Jenni Catron
Burst Podcast Season 2: Principle #12 – Part 2
Join Brent as he breaks down the 18 Principles of Healthy Leader Development in Season 2.
Brent
Here Am I!
Who does the Lord send? Who will go? This article recounts an incredible moving of God’s Spirit in the hearts of young Asian leaders training to be missionaries. How can we lead our people to respond, “Here am I” when the Lord calls their name?
Jim Brenneman
The One Thing The Church Cannot Do Without
Knowing the thoughts and trends of potential churchgoers is not bad in itself. Yet how much attention and how quickly churches are apt to change their approaches to living out the gospel in light of such knowledge is tragic.
Brent
How Old Am I Emotionally?
The following four questions and statements can give an insight into whether we are infants, children, adolescents, or adults emotionally.
Stephen Mayers
Lesson from a Laptop
When the pressure is on and there is a lot to do, in the very time we need to be intimately connected to God and depending upon His Spirit, we as Christian leaders tend to cut back on quality time with God and end up “running on battery.” Sadly, what usually starts out as a temporary measure often becomes a dangerous habit. Before long, [...]
Bert Watson
A Coaching Conversation: 6 Steps
What might coaching one of your staff look like? Even if you don’t see yourself becoming a coach as a main ministry, these skills are so useful in everyday life that I would encourage anyone, and especially leaders, to at least get basic coaching skills training.
Stephen Mayers
Burst Podcast Season 2: Principle #12 – Part 1
Join Brent as he breaks down the 18 Principles of Healthy Leader Development in Season 2.
Brent
Equipped for Others
“Will you equip yourself for yourself or for others?” This question challenged Rita so much that she took two years off work, went abroad, studied hard and returned to her hometown to equip others. That was 27 years ago.
Elaine Vitikainen
Dennis Fletcher A Design for Involving Others in Decision-Making
Do you struggle to involve others in decision-making as appropriate? This holistic design will help.
Malcolm Webber